① very可以修飾形容詞和副詞原級(jí),也在少數(shù)情況下修飾形容詞最高級(jí),或同own連用,表示“最大程度,完全,非?!?。
The boy is very bright. 這孩子很聰明。
He came very quickly. 他很快就來(lái)了。
This cake ought to be good,because I used the very best butter. 這蛋糕應(yīng)該很不錯(cuò),因?yàn)槲矣昧俗钭詈玫哪逃汀?
I've done my very best. 我已盡了最大努力。
② very同定冠詞(the)、指示代詞(this,that,these,those)或物主代詞(my,their)連用,修飾名詞起加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣的作用,意為“同一的,正是這個(gè),恰好”,不用much。
He kept the room for his very own. 他把那個(gè)房間留給自己專用。
What she wants is the very book. 她要的正是這本書。
He regards honour as his very life. 他視名譽(yù)為自己的生命。
③ 修飾動(dòng)詞時(shí)要用much或very much,不用very。
I told her that didn't matter much. 我告訴她那關(guān)系不大。
I blame myself very much. 我深深地責(zé)備自己。
④ 修飾形容詞或副詞比較級(jí)時(shí)要用much,不用very。但much也可修飾形容詞最高級(jí),結(jié)構(gòu)為:much+the+形容詞最高級(jí)。
It was much worse than I thought. 這比我想的要糟糕得多。
She is much the best teacher here. 她是這里頂好的老師。
⑤ 修飾介詞短語(yǔ)時(shí)應(yīng)用much,不用very。
Much to my surprise she forgot the meeting. 使我大為吃驚的是,她忘了開(kāi)會(huì)。
She is much in trouble. 她深陷困境。
⑥ 修飾afraid,alike等常用作表語(yǔ)的形容詞時(shí),美式英語(yǔ)常用very much,而英式英語(yǔ)常用much。
These soldiers were (very)much afraid of fighting in the city. 這些士兵非常害怕在城市里作戰(zhàn)。
She is very much afraid of talking to her father. 她很怕同她父親說(shuō)話。
⑦ much和very均可修飾介詞like。
Mary is much/very like her mother. 瑪麗非常像她母親。
⑧ very用于修飾現(xiàn)在分詞轉(zhuǎn)化來(lái)的-ing形容詞或已轉(zhuǎn)化為普通形容詞的-ed形容詞;much或very much用于修飾動(dòng)詞意義強(qiáng)烈的-ed分詞。
He told us a very amusing story. 他給我們講了一個(gè)非常有趣的故事。
What he knows is very limited. 他知道的東西非常有限。
She was much/very much annoyed at his decision. 她對(duì)他的決定非常惱火。
I was much touched by her sincerity. 我深深地被她的真誠(chéng)感動(dòng)了。